One of the major incentives for pursuing education at college level is to receive a degree hoping for a better job after graduation. In this regard, universities try to provide best environment for students' development. Follow-up studies show college students worry about their future jobs seriously. Since this situation affects students' performance and educational achievements, this research study was contemplated and conducted. This descriptive research administrated a valid and reliable questionnaire on 234 agricultural students who entered Shiraz University in 1376 (1997). To analyze the students' decision-making process towards future job preferences the expectancy theory was applied. The results show that most students' parents are members of staff at some organization - possessing no agricultural land and/or required capital to support and involve their graduate children in private business. The students' positive attitudes toward agriculture have been increased with the start of their college studies. They prefer research, and agricultural production as their future career choices. But, considering possibility factors (expectancy theory) agricultural production and white collar occupations (government staff) are most probable as agricultural college student's future jobs.
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